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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 179-181-APR. 26,1944 [CHAPTER 179] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holehan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holehan, of Los Angeles, California, the sum of $3,190.21, in full satis- faction of their claims against the United States for damage to certain property owned by them, which resulted when a United States Navy airplane crashed into such property on November 25, 1942, and for loss of rent from such property as a result of such damage: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 26, 1944. [CHAPTER 180] AN ACT For the relief of Frank Knowles. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Frank Knowles, of Montgomery, Alabama, the sum of $110, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for the loss of three typewriters owned by him which were destroyed by fire while on loan to the Work Projects Administration, at Opelika, Alabama, on November 21, 1940: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 26, 1944. [CHAPTER 181] AN ACT For the relief of Clarence A. Giddens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Clarence A. Giddens, of Orlando, Florida, the sum of $4,000, in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States (1) for compensation for the death of his daughter, Betty Lou Giddens, who died as a result of personal injuries sustained by her when an Army airplane crashed into the apartment of the said Clarence A. Giddens on June 5, 1943; (2) for compensation for personal injuries sustained by his daughter, Carol 977 April 26, 1944 [8. 962] [Private Law 268] Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holehan. April 28,1944 Is. 1399] [Private Law 269] Frank Knowles. April 26,1944 [8. 1433] [Private Law 270] Clarence A. Gid - dens.

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